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enhttp://wamc.org/feeds/term/1842/rss.xmlBroadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDShttp://wamc.org/post/broadway-caresequity-fights-aids
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-de353af6-aa05-c5c1-6860-3357e8f4e885"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.broadwaycares.org">Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS</a> is one of the nation’s leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organizations. By drawing upon the talents, resources and generosity of the American theatre community, since 1988 BC/EFA has raised more than $250 million for essential services for people with AIDS and other critical illnesses across the United States. </span></span></p><p><br /><span id="docs-internal-guid-de353af6-aa05-c5c1-6860-3357e8f4e885"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Broadway Cares awards annual grants to more than 450 AIDS and family service organizations nationwide and is the major supporter of the social service programs at The Actors Fund, including the HIV/AIDS Initiative, the Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative, the Al Hirschfeld Free Health Clinic, The Dancers’ Resource and the Stage Managers’ Project.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.5; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Their Spring appeal is happening in Broadway houses and across the country right now. The 2016 Easter Bonnet Competition takes place April 25 &amp; April 26 at the Minskoff Theatre in New York City.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap; line-height: 1.5; background-color: transparent;">Our guest, Tom Viola is the Executive Director of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.</span></p><p>Fri, 25 Mar 2016 15:12:00 +0000Sarah LaDuke136524 at http://wamc.orgBroadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDSCongressional Corner With Peter Welchhttp://wamc.org/post/congressional-corner-peter-welch-40
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>Prescription drugs: they can be a constant source of worry for many Americans.</p><p>In today’s Congressional Corner, Vermont representative Peter Welch talks about some possible solutions with WAMC’s Alan Chartock.</p><p>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 15:50:00 +0000Alan Chartock131794 at http://wamc.orgCongressional Corner With Peter WelchCongressional Corner With Sean Patrick Maloneyhttp://wamc.org/post/congressional-corner-sean-patrick-maloney-38
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>Even supporters of the Affordable Care Act say the system has some problems.</p><p>In today’s Congressional Corner, New York representative Sean Patrick Maloney tells WAMC’s Alan Chartock about an investigation into Health Republic.&nbsp;</p><p>Tue, 01 Dec 2015 15:50:00 +0000Alan Chartock128610 at http://wamc.orgCongressional Corner With Sean Patrick MaloneySaratoga Hospital And Albany Medical Center Seek New Partnershiphttp://wamc.org/post/saratoga-hospital-and-albany-medical-center-seek-new-partnership
<div><div><p>The Albany-based research hospital and Saratoga Springs community hospital this week announced a letter of intent to affiliate. Wed, 28 Oct 2015 21:02:55 +0000Lucas Willard126697 at http://wamc.orgSaratoga Hospital And Albany Medical Center Seek New PartnershipThe Shift: One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients' Liveshttp://wamc.org/post/shift-one-nurse-twelve-hours-four-patients-lives
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">RN, Theresa Brown, &nbsp;is a frequent contributor&nbsp;to the </span><em style="line-height: 1.5;">New York Times</em><span style="line-height: 1.5;"> opinion page and a leading voice on healthcare as seen from the nurse's perspective. Her new book,&nbsp;</span><em style="line-height: 1.5;">The Shift: One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients' Lives,&nbsp;</em><span style="line-height: 1.5;">is a firsthand account of what nurses do day in and day out and looks to open our eyes to the intense, frustrating, and often joyful profession that is really the heart and soul of any hospital.&nbsp;</span></p><p>Fri, 16 Oct 2015 14:10:00 +0000Joe Donahue125390 at http://wamc.orgThe Shift: One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients' Lives2015 O+ Festival In Kingston, NYhttp://wamc.org/post/2015-o-festival-kingston-ny
<p>The <a href="http://www.opositivefestival.org/kingston/">O+ Festival</a> is a celebration of art and music that creates a bridge to access health care for artists. O+ fosters complete physical, mental and social well-being by connecting artists directly with a coalition of health care providers and health resources, in a shared vision to nurture the individual and the community.Fri, 02 Oct 2015 15:12:00 +0000Joe Donahue124899 at http://wamc.org2015 O+ Festival In Kingston, NY'Black Man In A White Coat' By Damon Tweedyhttp://wamc.org/post/black-man-white-coat-damon-tweedy
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>When Damon Tweedy began medical school, he envisioned a bright future where his segregated, working-class background would become largely irrelevant.</p><p>Instead, he found that he had joined a new world where race is front and center. <em>Black Man in a White Coat</em> examines the complex ways in which both black doctors and patients must navigate the difficult and often contradictory terrain of race and medicine. As Tweedy transforms from student to practicing physician, he discovers how often race influences his encounters with patients.</p><p>Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:10:00 +0000Joe Donahue123446 at http://wamc.org'Black Man In A White Coat' By Damon TweedyCharter School Aims To Attract Students To The Health Professionshttp://wamc.org/post/charter-school-aims-attract-students-health-professions
<p></p><p></p><p></p><p>An innovative health sciences charter school in Springfield, Massachusetts will welcome its first high school freshman class at the end of August.&nbsp; &nbsp;The school uses the resources of the region’s largest hospital to put young people on a path to careers as health professionals.</p>Mon, 06 Jul 2015 16:22:00 +0000Paul Tuthill118982 at http://wamc.orgCharter School Aims To Attract Students To The Health ProfessionsNew York Uninsured May Enroll Until April 30http://wamc.org/post/new-york-uninsured-may-enroll-until-april-30
<p>The New York health exchange says uninsured residents have until April 30 to enroll for coverage even though the open enrollment period for 2015 has ended.Sun, 12 Apr 2015 20:20:00 +0000Associated Press113178 at http://wamc.orgNew York Uninsured May Enroll Until April 30Amsterdam Health Center Brings Care To The Underservedhttp://wamc.org/post/amsterdam-health-center-brings-care-underserved
<div><p>A new primary care center in Amsterdam aims to provide services to the city’s underserved populations.&nbsp; Wed, 11 Mar 2015 21:03:06 +0000Lucas Willard110955 at http://wamc.orgAmsterdam Health Center Brings Care To The Underserved